Lyrics
The Motorola's blue light hums at 3:17 AM.
My thumb hovers over your name, seventh sober year in.
This unsent draft is turning verdigris in the phone,
a dormant seed I'm terrified to leave alone.
[Chorus]
And I just let the cursor blink its exhausted hope,
a little ghost of light at the end of a rope.
My finger traces the cold glass of the screen,
the quietest kind of prayer you've ever seen.
[Verse 2]
Got potting soil still dark beneath my nails.
I was thinking of your porch, telling your old tales.
You said, "Don't drown the root, son, just give it a sign."
Your voice is still a perennial on this digital vine.
[Bridge]
(Dry vocal) Sometimes I think I should just let you go offline.
(Reverb returns) Uproot the whole damn thing, kill the signal and the sign.
[Chorus]
And I just let the cursor blink its exhausted hope,
a little ghost of light at the end of a rope.
My finger traces the cold dust on the screen,
the quietest kind of prayer you've ever seen.
[Outro]
The cursor blinks on a word I'll never send.
Just blinks again.
About Marvin Gates
Born in Detroit to a UAW worker and a librarian, Marvin Gates was a soul prodigy who nearly lost it all. At 28, he hit a quiet rock bottom, pawning the vintage Fender Rhodes his grandfather had given him. Getting sober wasn't just about putting down the bottle; it was about rebuilding a life from the ground up. Now, seven years clean and working part-time in a plant nursery, his sensual soul-funk…
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